- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Apr 15, 2026
What it does
The REWIRE Act would amend the Federal Power Act to create a categorical exclusion from environmental review for grid capacity expansion projects—such as reconductoring and grid-enhancing technologies—within existing rights-of-way or on previously disturbed land, streamlining approvals for transmission upgrades. It would also require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to improve the return on equity for investments in advanced transmission conductors while ensuring rates remain just and reasonable, and direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a National Laboratory-led modeling program to evaluate grid performance, including probabilistic modeling for transmission planning and…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.